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I'. W. PREYER.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED 1120.6, 1910.

1,005,070. Patntd 001.3; 1911.

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coLUlABlA PLANoGRAPH Co.. WASHlNaToN, D. c.

F. W. PREYER.

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APPLIOATION FILED DB0. 6,'1910.

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APH co.. WASHINGTON n COLUMBIA PLANOUR cj `l lTED ,STATE PATENT OFFICE..

FREDERICK W. PREYER, OF CANTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOIR TO THE GIBBSMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF CANTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK IV. PREYER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to a toy animal, and the object of the improvementis to combine and connectthe animal with a platform in such a mannerthat the animal can be placed and will remain in a great variety ofpositions on the platform.

A preferred embodiment of the invention, in which a horse is mounted onthe platform, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming parthereof, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of the toy, showing'the horse in normal walking position on the platform; Fig. 2, adetached perspective view of the yoke-link; Fig. 3, a side elevationshowing the horse in kneeling position on the platform; Fig. 4, asimilar View showing the horse on his back with a ball or cylinderresting on his legs; Fig. 5, a similar view showing the horse standingon his fore legs; Fig. 6, a similar view showing the horse standing onhis hind legs; Fig. 7, a similar view showing the horse standing on hishead; and Fig. S, a similar view showing the horse in sitting posturewith a ball. or cylinder supported on his fore legs.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the drawings.

The platform 1 is made of any suitable material and dimensions, and ispreferably somewhat longer than the length of the horse and of sutcientwidth to give the toy stability in all positions of the horse. The body2 of the horse is preferably made of a thin or flat block of wood withits edges shaped, as by cutting, to the profile of the horse, and havinga picture of the physical features and dress of the horse on its sides.The fore and hind leg members 3 and 4 of the horse are preferably madeof sheet metal having the edges suitably cut in profile, and arefrictionally jointed to the sides of the body as by means of the pivotrivets 5 and 6. The ends of these pivots are riveted to form acomparatively tight joint, so that each leg will be frictionally held inany given position as against the turning tendency of the weight of thelegs or of the body.

The horse is linked to the platform by Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led December 6, 1910.

Patented Oct. 3, 1911. serial No. 595,859.

one or more connecting bars 7 of which there may be one on each side ofthe horse, in which event the bars preferably formed straight anddiverge downward and are connected at the lower end by the yoke 8forming a pivot which is journaled on the upper surface of the platform,preferably at or near one end thereof, as by the staple bearings 9, sothat the connecting bars are free to rotate to any position above theplatform; while the upper or forward ends of the bars are bent laterallyinward, prefer'- ably parallel to the platform pivot, and form the horsepivots l() which are entered from opposite sides into the transversebearing 1l formed in the body of the horse, preferably at or near themiddle thereof, and also preferably eccentric to the pivots of its legs,that is, not coeaXial therewith. The link connection is preferably madelonger than the greatest dimension of the horse from the pivot thereof,which permits the horse to be completely rotated on its pivot inside theplatform pivot.

It will be understood that the scope of the invention is not limited tothe particular form of the link connection shown in the drawings anddescribed herein; but the two downwardly diverging bars yoked togetherat the lower-rear end with the inturned pivots on their upper-forwardends are preferred for the reason that the bars form stiff. braces aswell as links, and for the further reason that the horse can bedisengaged from the links by merely springing the forward ends thereoflaterally outward to withdraw the pivots from the bearing in the body ofthe horse, which permits t-he horse to be laid flat-wise on the platformfor neatly packing the parts for shipment. It is furthermore evidentthat the use of the frictional joints, or in fact of any joints at allfor the legs, is not essential to the other features of the improvement;but the same are desirable for permitting a greater variety of positionsof the horse.

The construction and arrangement thus set forth permits the horse to beplaced and maintained in a great variety of positions on the platform,either with one or more of his legs or different parts of his bodyresting directly upon the platform, the link connection, and whennecessary the frictional leg joints, serving to maintain the horse inthe given position. And from the various possible positions shown in thedrawings, it is evident that great pleasure may be derived by a child inmanipulating the toy.

I claim:

1. In combination, a platform, a toy animal normally resting on theplatform and having frictionally jointed members, and a link connectiontransversely pivoted at the upper end to the animal and pivoted at thelower end onto the platform.

2. In combination, a plat-form, a toy animal normally resting on theplatform and having frictionally jointed members, and a link connectiontransversely pivoted at the upper end to the body of the animaleccentric to the member joints and pivoted at the j lower end onto theplatform.

3. Incombination, a platform, a toy animal normally resting on theplatform and having frictionally jointed legs and a link connectioncomposed of two bars transversely pivoted at their upper ends to thesides of the animal, and having a connecting yoke at their lower endspivoted onto the platform.

4. In combination, a platform, a toy animal normally resting on theplatform and having frictionally jointed members, and a link connectioncomposed of two bars transversely pivoted at their upper ends to thesides of the body of the animal eccentric to the member joints, andhaving a connecting yoke at their lower ends pivoted onto the platform.

FREDERICK WV. PREYER.

Witnesses:

IVM. FELLER, ALBERT L. Rioiinn.'

Gopes of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

